SCR
What does SCR stand for?
Short Constructed Response
1) Nya’s job at the lake camp was the same as at home: to get water. (2) With her hands. (3) She would dig a hole in the damp clay of the lakebed.
How should you combine sentences 2 and 3?
With her hands, she would dig a hoe in the damp clay of the lakebed.
What elements need to be in the first paragraph of our essays?
Claim/Thesis statement
(1) A group's culture includes its beliefs and values, as well as the traditions as demonstrated through their language, food, holidays, art, music, myths, religions, and literature.
What word needs to be changed in this sentence?
Change their to its
What does TPFAST stand for?
Title
Paraphrase
Figurative Language
Attitute/tone
Shift
Theme
What is the strategy we use to answer SCR questions and what does it stand for?
CER
claim evidence reasoning
(4) She kept digging scooping out handfuls of clay until the hole was as deep as her arm was long.
What needs to be edited or revised in this sentence?
A comma after digging
The second paragraph of our essays should contain what?
Evidence to support the answer
Reasoning explaining how the evidence supports your claim
What does informational text/Non-fiction text usually have that will help us understand what the sections are about?
Headings/Subheadings
Legal documents, contracts, scholarly journals, instruction manuals, cookbooks, newspapers, and house deeds are examples of
Nonfiction/ Informational Text?
Deforestation is the primary cause behind the Sumatran tiger’s dwindling numbers.
This would be an example of an Authors....
Claim
(1) Long, long ago there lived a poor widow who had a little boy named Jack. (2) It was not easy for her to earn a living, and she was quite dependent on a cow that she owned. (3) The cow gave a great deal of milk. (4) Milk is healthy for children to drink.
Which sentence needs to be removed from this passage?
Sentence 4?
The last paragraph of the essay should include...
In conclusion,
Restate or summarize main ideas
What do you need to make an inference?
Background Knowledge
Evidence/ Context Clues from text
They, them, their, she, he, him, her, are examples of what point of view
What is 3rd Person?
What are the things we need to remember to do when providing evidence?
Three things
"Quote the Text"
Introduce the quote
make sure it supports our answer
One defining characteristic of a culture is that it is learned. When we are born, we have no sense of our culture. In fact, if we are adopted into another culture halfway around the world we will adopt the values, beliefs and practices of that culture.
What needs to be edited or revised in this paragraph?
In fact, if we are adopted into another culture halfway around the world, we will adopt the values, beliefs, and best practices of that culture.
What should you always remember to do when writing your claim/answer to the question
restate the question in your answer
The difference between theme and main idea
What is Theme is a moral of the story or the lesson to be learned that anyone can relate to, and the main idea is what the story is mainly about, and not everyone can relate to it?
Dab Dab the Duck
Sally sat by the seashore
Torren teaches terrific things to turtles
are all examples of which figure of speech
What is Alliteration?
Identify two Errors within the SCR...
With the final character being announced to Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (SSBU), there is a lot of debate on the competitively best character in the game although the Joker is the best character. "The Joker's frame data shows his amazing recovery and high damage output" The Joker can send out multiple attacks within a short period of time and recover quickly when damage is afflicted.
Text Evidence is not introduced
does not explain how the evidence supports their claim
Culture is also shared. If just one person has a belief or practice, it is not culture. Culture instead represents the patterns of behavior and beliefs of the majority. Many millions of persons share cultural elements such as religion or language.
What needs to be edited or revised in this paragraph?
Culture is shared. If just one person has a belief or practice, it is not culture. Culture instead represents the patterns of behavior and beliefs of the majority. Millions of people share cultural elements such as religion or language.
How many pieces of evidence should you have in your essay?
How many paragraphs ?
How many sentences in total should the essay be?
2 pieces of evidence
4 paragraphs
9 sentences
What is the number one thing to remember when you are asked to infer on the STAAR?
Inferences are NOT talked about or mentioned in the text at all
List 3 types of text structures we can find in informational/nonfiction text
cause and effect
problem solution
Chronological
Sequence/Steps